Suggested Resources for Stewarding All God’s Creation

1. Suggested Resources for Stewarding All God’s Creation
Michael Schut, Economic and Environmental Affairs Officer
mschut@episcopalchurch.org; 206-323-1126
Episcopal Resources/Networks
- The Episcopal Ecological Network is a good place to know about. Be sure to check out "Green Team
Frequently Asked Questions"
- The Episcopal Network for Economic Justice also has excellent resources.
- The Episcopal Public Policy Network is an excellent resource; they provide alerts regarding policies/bills in
Washington, DC. Sign up to receive their alerts.
Organizations
- GreenFaith has an exciting new "Green Certification Program."
- Interfaith Power and Light is “A Religious Response to Global Warming”
- The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Working Group, of which The Episcopal Church is an active
member.
- Earth Ministry is an excellent group.
- Faith and Money Network, formerly Ministry of Money (at this writing their new website is under
construction.)
- The Story of Stuff website is an excellent resource with videos as well as print materials.
- Eco-Justice Ministries has a good summary of resources available.
Books
- Cobb, John B., Jr. Sustainability, Economics, Ecology, and Justice. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1992.
- DeWitt Calvin, Earth Wise
- McFague, Sallie. Life Abundant: Rethinking Theology and Economy for a Planet in Peril. Minn: Fortress
Press, 2001.
- McKibben, Bill. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. New York: Times
Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2007.
- Myers, Ched. The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics. Wash. DC: Tell the Word, Church of the Savior,
2001.
Books by Michael Schut . . .
include an anthology of essays with community-building study guides.
To order contact: www.amazon.com or www.earthministry.org :
- Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective won the second-best book of 2000 award by
the Catholic Press Association
- Food and Faith: Justice, Joy, and Daily Bread
- Money and Faith: The Search for Enough
Socially Responsible Investing
- Firms like Calvert, Parnassus, Domini, Pax World Fund
- Banks: ShoreBank; ShoreBank Pacific
- Community Development Financial Institutions
- Oikocredit, a faith-based micro-finance and investment organization.
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